NATO Request for Information: Cyberspace Warfare Development and Experimentation
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- RFI-ACT-SACT-25-22
- Agency
- Bureau of Industry and Security Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541519 Other Computer Related Services
- Place of performance
- Norfolk, Virginia 23511, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security has published a Special Notice on behalf of NATO's Headquarters Supreme Allied Command Transformation (HQ SACT) seeking a Request for Information (RFI) focused on cyberspace operations. The RFI aims to identify existing and emerging cyberspace operations concepts, products, and capabilities that could potentially support NATO's warfare development and experimentation efforts. Specifically, the notice targets innovative experiment proposals in the cyberspace domain, with a clear emphasis on actionable and tailored solutions. The RFI is designated with the reference number RFI-ACT-SACT-25-22 and was posted on February 24, 2025, with responses due by March 28, 2025. Importantly, this is not a formal procurement process, and HQ SACT has made no commitment to purchase any proposed solutions.
The primary objective of this RFI is to engage industry in helping NATO identify advanced cyberspace operations concepts across areas such as situational awareness, command and control, intelligence, defensive and offensive operations, and multi-domain integration. Contractors must submit white papers not exceeding 10 pages, detailing experiment objectives, hypotheses, success criteria, technical setup, metrics, and cost estimates. Only NATO nations' industry and academic entities are eligible to participate, with a strict requirement that generic product demonstrations will not be considered. Key deadlines include March 6, 2025, at 9:00 AM EST for submitting questions, and March 28, 2025, at 9:00 AM EST for final RFI responses. Selected respondents may be invited to present their proposals at a cyberspace warfare development workshop in June 2025. Respondents are explicitly advised that they will bear all costs associated with preparing and submitting their RFI responses, and that participation does not guarantee future procurement opportunities.
Notice text
Headquarters Supreme Allied Command Transformation (HQ SACT) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to identify existing and under-development cyberspace operations concepts, products, or capabilities that HQ SACT can consider for warfare development and experimentation in support of NATO cyberspace operations.
This RFI is seeking innovative, tailored, and actionable experiment proposals in the area of cyberspace operations to inform HQ SACT cyberspace warfare and capability development efforts. Generic proposals to demonstrate, validate, or evaluate commercial product will not be considered.
This RFI does not constitute a commitment to issue a future Request for Proposal (RFP). This is not a formal request for submissions as part of a procurement. The purpose of this general request is to invite and involve industry to help identify existing or under-development concepts, products, or capabilities to inform the cyberspace domain development activities. HQ SACT has not made a commitment to procure any of the items described herein, and release of this RFI shall not be construed as such a commitment, nor as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement will be required or sought.
Further, respondents are advised that HQ SACT will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in responding to this RFI. The costs for responding to this RFI shall be borne solely by the responding party. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any subsequent RFP if issued in the future. All information shared with HQ SACT might be shared with contracted third parties so as to support the capability development process as needed. Provision of data, or lack of, will not prejudice any respondent in the event that there is a later competitive bidding process.
Do NOT submit your RFI questions/responses to the Department of Commerce. All requests for clarifications, questions, and responses to this RFI must be sent via email to all Points of Contact indicated in the RFI. Individual emails will not be accepted and should not be sent. Contracting and Technical POCs must be included in any correspondence.
HQ SACT’s reference for this RFI is RFI-ACT-SACT-25-22 and all correspondence and submissions concerning this matter should reference this number.
Due date for questions: 9:00 am EST, 6 March, 2025
Due date for submission of RFI responses: 9:00 am EST, 28 March 2025
Your participation in this RFI is greatly appreciated.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| RFI-ACT-SACT-25-22.pdf |
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